Document 0724
 DOCN  M9460724
 TI    [Etiology of bacterial gastroenteritis in patients infected by the human
       immunodeficiency virus]
 DT    9404
 AU    Reina J; Riera M; Hervas J; Servicio de Microbiologia Clinica, Hospital
       Son Dureta, Palma; de Mallorca.
 SO    Rev Clin Esp. 1993 Nov;193(8):428-30. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94159949
 AB    A comparative retrospective study was performed on the bacterial
       etiology of the diarrheal processes which affect a healthy cohort and
       those which affect HIV-positive patients. From 1988 to 1991, 10,230
       coprocultures were obtained of which 27.3% were positive in the healthy
       cohort and 16.8% in the HIV-positive group. Of the 43 cases in the
       latter, 24 (12.2%) were adults and 18 (33.9%) were pediatric patients.
       The primary enteropathogenic microorganism isolated in the HIV-positive
       group were 17 (40.5%) S. enterica (I), 16 (38.1%) Campylobacter sp., and
       9 (21.4%) aeromonas sp. Even though the overall percentage of
       enteropathogen detection hardly showed any differences between the two
       groups, it is worth mentioning that there was a certain predominance of
       diarrheas due to S. enterica (I) in the healthy cohort as compared to
       the incidence of diarrheas due to Campylobacter sp. and Aeromonas sp. in
       HIV-positive patients. There does not appear to be strong differences
       between the incidence of the various enteropathogens in the two groups,
       perhaps a simple reflection their geographic and local prevalence.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Bacterial Infections/*COMPLICATIONS  Child
       Diarrhea/*MICROBIOLOGY  English Abstract  Gastroenteritis/*MICROBIOLOGY
       Human  HIV Seropositivity/*COMPLICATIONS  Retrospective Studies  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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